UNSPSC 85716025: Drainage of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0R950ZZ

UNSPSC 85716025 Drainage of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the spine, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification reflect health benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve vertebral disc drainage or spine surgery. The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied to health-services procurement more broadly rather than used for the specific surgical intervention its name describes. State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting spine surgery or related clinical procedures under this code at present.

The few opportunities posted under the code come from a city retirement office (Phoenix), a county health system (Santa Clara), a state transportation agency (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county government (Collier County), and a city government (Long Beach), spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) focused on disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026) covering ferry workers across 14 locations, and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive vendor pool qualification for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026) across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code does not support active procurement of spine surgery services or related surgical interventions at this time.